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Thanks a lot for all the feedback, everyone! We're overwhelmed by all the positive comments. If you have any feature requests, please submit them as issues her

Thanks a lot for all the feedback, everyone! We're overwhelmed by all the positive comments. If you have any feature requests, please submit them as issues here: https://github.com/scrimba/community https://github.com/scrimba/community Also, a few people have asked us how to create content, so we're obviously not making it clear enough. To do that, simply create an account (with GitHub) and start screencasting in our browser editor. If you want to get in touch with us, send me an email at per@scrimba.com. Finally, I want to mention that we're applying for YC this spring. If any of you have any tips or connections you think we should speak with, please let me know :)

biot 10y ago
Is the video format documented somewhere, or are you keeping that proprietary?
faceyspacey 10y ago
Y apply to YC. If ur serious about anything and ur a serious developer, u don't need money, connections, etc. Y dilute yourself, Y forever be beholden to investors. I know I don't want anyone telling me what to do regarding my baby. Programming apps is quicker than ever now. All you need is a ramen noodle revenue stream to keep you afloat while you build. I urge you to question why you really wanna go to YC. Is it to get consigned by "daddy"? It sure can feel good. It's an accomplishment of it's own, but a sub-par intention. You got this far, why not monetize on your own so you can support yourself through your product, and never have to give up any equity and rights to decision making for YOUR COMPANY! Too many people are eager to allow others to have a say on their baby. Don't do it unless you absolutely need to. Start charging. I'll pay for this product. Forget YC. Believe in yourself. Are you a follower that eagerly seeks direction from others or a leader who just knows what must be done and doesn't look to others for validation. Validation seekers will always fare less well because they are less confident. So the question is: why are you not confident in yourselves? Why is this going to fail if you don't go to YC? To put the question in the positive, how could you get to where you wanna go and farther without YC?? What do you need? Is it just ramen noodle revenue for you guys while you build? If so, maybe there are other ways. Have you even tried to explore them?
- midgetjones 10y ago
  AKA If Prince had been an internet entrepeneur
- andai 10y ago
  While you do make some good points, I think it unwise to speak with a negative sentiment about YC... on YC... Also spelling.
- mrborgen 10y ago
  Fair points, the reason is simply because I think we'll be able to build a bigger company if we join YC. Specifically, the pie will grow more than the 7% YC takes from it. But I might be wrong of course.
  - jjeaff 10y ago
    Let me just add my two cents, having gone both routes. The mantra you will hear all day long is exactly that... Wouldn't you rather have a smaller piece of a huge pie than a big piece of a small pie? But I would urge you to weigh things out. That first 7% is just the beginning. They will urge you to hire the best and brightest, time is of the essence. They will tell you not to worry about money, more VC money will flow. And then you find yourself with a big payroll and the need to raise another round, and then another, and then another. Before you know it, you've built the $100 million business you always wanted, but you aren't in charge any more and you own maybe 10 percent. Dilution happens faster than you realize. (Unless your growth is off the charts and you can negotiate amazing terms because VCs are falling over themselves to give you money, ala facebook.) At that point the question becomes, would you rather have a hundred percent of a $10 million business or 10 percent of a $100m business? I sure as heck would rather own all of the smaller business. You don't go to the board to ask for a raise, you don't hope for a liquidity event so you can get rich one day. You don't waste time trying to convince investors that you will succeed. You control your destiny. But to each his own. Maybe you would never be able to get to that $10m on your own. And maybe you would rather be known as the founder of something big. Nothing wrong with that. Just know that the headaches and distractions of going the VC route are legion.
100ideas 10y ago
The console button isn't working for me on some of the codecasts. I'm using macOS Chrome Version 56.0.2924.87 (64-bit). Not sure if this is because I have set an unusual Content Security Policy for chrome. Here's what I see in my browser's console when watching Blocked script execution in 'https://scrimba.com/cast/cast-327.preview' because the document's frame is sandboxed and the 'allow-scripts' permission is not set. https://developer.chrome.com/extensions/contentSecurityPolicy https://developer.chrome.com/extensions/contentSecurityPolic...
pmontra 10y ago
Please would you add an option to create an account with email and password? It's not GitHub's business to know I'm using your service (or of any other social login provider). Anyway, what you built is a great improvement over normal video. Well done.

biot 10y ago

Is the video format documented somewhere, or are you keeping that proprietary?

faceyspacey 10y ago

Y apply to YC. If ur serious about anything and ur a serious developer, u don't need money, connections, etc. Y dilute yourself, Y forever be beholden to investors. I know I don't want anyone telling me what to do regarding my baby. Programming apps is quicker than ever now. All you need is a ramen noodle revenue stream to keep you afloat while you build. I urge you to question why you really wanna go to YC. Is it to get consigned by "daddy"? It sure can feel good. It's an accomplishment of it's own, but a sub-par intention. You got this far, why not monetize on your own so you can support yourself through your product, and never have to give up any equity and rights to decision making for YOUR COMPANY! Too many people are eager to allow others to have a say on their baby. Don't do it unless you absolutely need to. Start charging. I'll pay for this product. Forget YC. Believe in yourself. Are you a follower that eagerly seeks direction from others or a leader who just knows what must be done and doesn't look to others for validation. Validation seekers will always fare less well because they are less confident. So the question is: why are you not confident in yourselves? Why is this going to fail if you don't go to YC? To put the question in the positive, how could you get to where you wanna go and farther without YC?? What do you need? Is it just ramen noodle revenue for you guys while you build? If so, maybe there are other ways. Have you even tried to explore them?

midgetjones 10y ago
AKA If Prince had been an internet entrepeneur
andai 10y ago
While you do make some good points, I think it unwise to speak with a negative sentiment about YC... on YC... Also spelling.
mrborgen 10y ago
Fair points, the reason is simply because I think we'll be able to build a bigger company if we join YC. Specifically, the pie will grow more than the 7% YC takes from it. But I might be wrong of course.
- jjeaff 10y ago
  Let me just add my two cents, having gone both routes. The mantra you will hear all day long is exactly that... Wouldn't you rather have a smaller piece of a huge pie than a big piece of a small pie? But I would urge you to weigh things out. That first 7% is just the beginning. They will urge you to hire the best and brightest, time is of the essence. They will tell you not to worry about money, more VC money will flow. And then you find yourself with a big payroll and the need to raise another round, and then another, and then another. Before you know it, you've built the $100 million business you always wanted, but you aren't in charge any more and you own maybe 10 percent. Dilution happens faster than you realize. (Unless your growth is off the charts and you can negotiate amazing terms because VCs are falling over themselves to give you money, ala facebook.) At that point the question becomes, would you rather have a hundred percent of a $10 million business or 10 percent of a $100m business? I sure as heck would rather own all of the smaller business. You don't go to the board to ask for a raise, you don't hope for a liquidity event so you can get rich one day. You don't waste time trying to convince investors that you will succeed. You control your destiny. But to each his own. Maybe you would never be able to get to that $10m on your own. And maybe you would rather be known as the founder of something big. Nothing wrong with that. Just know that the headaches and distractions of going the VC route are legion.

100ideas 10y ago

The console button isn't working for me on some of the codecasts. I'm using macOS Chrome Version 56.0.2924.87 (64-bit). Not sure if this is because I have set an unusual Content Security Policy for chrome. Here's what I see in my browser's console when watching Blocked script execution in 'https://scrimba.com/cast/cast-327.preview' because the document's frame is sandboxed and the 'allow-scripts' permission is not set. https://developer.chrome.com/extensions/contentSecurityPolicy https://developer.chrome.com/extensions/contentSecurityPolic...

pmontra 10y ago

Please would you add an option to create an account with email and password? It's not GitHub's business to know I'm using your service (or of any other social login provider). Anyway, what you built is a great improvement over normal video. Well done.